Meanings
noundeep freeze (plural deep freezes)
plural deep freezes · alternative deep-freeze · alternative deepfreeze
- CanadaUSA time period of very cold weather, in which the temperatures are below freezing.
Origin
From deep + freeze. Second sense appears c. 1851 in the publication Prairie Farmer.
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APA
deep freeze. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deep%20freeze
MLA
“deep freeze.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deep%20freeze. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deep freeze,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deep%20freeze.
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